Fargo is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. The population was 125,990 at the 2020 census,which was estimated to have grown to 133,188 in 2023,making it the 218th-most populous city in the United States. Fargo,along with its twin city of Moorhead,Minnesota,form the core of the Fargo–Moorhead metropolitan statistical area,which had a population of 248,591 in 2020.
David B. Danbom is an American historian,author,and was a professor of agricultural history at North Dakota State University,for more than forty years. Danbom spent nine years on the Fargo Historic Preservation Commission. Danbom also served as president of the Agricultural History Society.
North Dakota State University is a public land-grant research university in Fargo,North Dakota. It was founded as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890 as the state's land-grant university. As of 2021,NDSU offers 94 undergraduate majors,146 undergraduate degree programs,5 undergraduate certificate programs,84 undergraduate minors,87 master's degree programs,51 doctoral degree programs of study,and 210 graduate certificate programs. It is classified among "R1-Doctoral Universities –Very High Research Activity".
The North Dakota University System (NDUS) is the public system of higher education and policy coordination entity in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The system includes all public institutions in the state including two research universities,four regional universities and five community colleges. Community colleges are termed simply colleges in the NDUS system. This convention is unique in that it is one of the minority of states that follow this terminology. The mission of NDUS is to enhance the quality of life for all those served by the NDUS as well as the economic and social vitality of North Dakota.
Hamid Augustine Shirvani is an architecture scholar,university president and chancellor emeritus.
The North Dakota State Bison football program represents North Dakota State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level and competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Bison play in the 19,000-seat Fargodome located in Fargo. The Bison have won 17 national championships and 37 conference championships. They have won nine NCAA Division I AA FCS National Championships between 2011 and 2021. The Bison hold the record for most overall NCAA national championships and the record for the most consecutive championships with five titles between 2011 and 2015 for Division I FCS.
Joseph A. Chapman is an American academic and biologist who served as the 13th President of North Dakota State University,which is located in Fargo,from 1999 to 2009.
The North Dakota State Bison are the athletic teams of North Dakota State University (NDSU),which is located in the city of Fargo,North Dakota. The teams are often called the "Thundering Herd". The current logo is a bison.
The North Dakota State Bison wrestling team represents North Dakota State University in Fargo,North Dakota. The Bison currently compete in the Big 12 Conference and wrestle their home duals at the Scheels Center. NDSU is currently coached by Obe Blanc.
The Nickel Trophy is a trophy that was presented to the winner of the annual football game between the rival University of North Dakota (UND) Fighting Hawks and the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Bison. The two universities are approximately 76 miles apart on the eastern border of North Dakota. The two schools suspended play in 2003 before meeting again in 2015,with annual games resuming in 2019. In the entire history of the rivalry,the game has never been contested anywhere beside Grand Forks or Fargo.
"The Yellow and The Green'" is the Alma Mater of North Dakota State University in Fargo,North Dakota. "The Yellow and The Green" was written by a young North Dakota Agricultural College faculty member,Archibald E. Minard,in 1907. Minard later took the lyrics to Dr. Clarence S. Putnam,a fellow NDAC professor,to develop a musical setting for the lyrics. Minard hoped that the song would become the official song of the state of North Dakota. Instead,that designation went to another song for which Putnam composed the music,the "North Dakota Hymn".
The Spectrum is the student-run newspaper of North Dakota State University in Fargo,North Dakota. The Spectrum has been in publication since 1896. Its oversight committee is the Board of Student Publications (BOSP) made up of a rotating group of four faculty members and five students and receives a portion of the student activity fee as a means to subsidize its production. The Board Of Student Publications is also responsible for hiring and firing the editor in chief.
The Gold Star Marching Band or also known as "The Pride of North Dakota" is the marching band of North Dakota State University. It is a non-auditioned band,open to all majors. With approximately 170 members,the band is one of the largest organizations on campus.
Douglas James Burgum is an American businessman and politician serving since 2016 as the 33rd governor of North Dakota. He is a member of the Republican Party.
David J. Cook is the 15th and current president of North Dakota State University (NDSU) located in Fargo,North Dakota.
Scott Beaulier is an American economist and academic administrator who serves as the H.A. (Dave) True Family Dean of Business and Professor of Economics for the University of Wyoming's College of Business. He was previously Dean of North Dakota State University's College of Business. Earlier in his career,he served as Executive Director at the Center for the Study of Economic Liberty in the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University,Executive Director of the Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy and Chair of Economics &Finance at Troy University,and as a Department Chair of Economics at Mercer University.
Cody Mauch is an American professional football guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Dakota State.
Dr. Richard Alan Hanson is an American former professional football defensive tackle who played one season with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Dakota State. He was the interim president of North Dakota State University from 2009 to 2010.
